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The Moment of Truth: Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

Description: Report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform addresses its mission to bring the federal budget into primary balance in 2015 and to meaningfully improve the long-run fiscal outlook. The report proposes a plan with six major components: discretionary spending cuts, comprehensive tax reform, health care cost containment, mandatory savings, Social Security reforms, and process changes.
Date: December 2010
Creator: United States. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Charitable Contributions: The Itemized Deduction Cap and Other FY2011 Budget Options

Description: The Administration's 2010 and 2011 budget outlines contain a proposal to cap the value of itemized deductions at 28%, for high-income taxpayers. In the 2010 proposal, the expected revenue was dedicated to addressing health care issues; as other sources are expected to finance health care, the proposal is now part of the increased taxes on upper-income taxpayers. This report contains information on the comparisons to past tax changes, estimated effects on aggregate charitable giving, effects by … more
Date: March 18, 2010
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G. & Marples, Donald J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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